"stories, the Sheriff of Nottingham is portrayed as having a lecherous desire for Robin Hood's lady Maid Marian. He is widely considered to be the principal villain of the Robin Hood stories, appearing frequently alongside such enemies of Robin Hood as Sir Guy of Gisbourne or Prince John (though rarely both). The legends are generally set far from Nottingham; this fits the historical position of High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests (from 1068 until 1568). In the film """", the Sheriff's influence outside the region of Nottingham has grown so great, he attempts to take control of"
"Guy of Gisbourne Sir Guy of Gisbourne (also spelled Gisburne, Gisborne, Gysborne, or Gisborn) is a character from the Robin Hood legends of English folklore. He first appears in ""Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne"" (Child Ballad 118), where he is a hired killer who attempts to kill Robin Hood but is killed by him. In later depictions, he has become a romantic rival to Robin Hood for Maid Marian's love. The Child ballad ""Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne"" dates from 1650 but is much older than that, judging from the similarities with the 1475 play, a fragment of"
"Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne is Child Ballad 118, part of the Percy collection. It introduces and disposes of Guy of Gisborne who remains next to the Sheriff of Nottingham the chief villain of the Robin Hood legend. This ballad survives in a single seventeenth century copy but has always been recognized as much older in content, possibly older than Robin Hood and the Monk. A play with a similar plot survives in a copy dated to 1475. This ballad has been much admired, the ""Oxford Companion to English Literature"", 4th edition, describes"
"childhood friend and eventual lover to Rob before becoming a Templar and returning as Guy de Gisbourne. In the 1912 version of ""Robin Hood"", he is determined to marry Marian and captures Robin Hood; he ties him to a tree, but by the end of the movie the roles are reversed. In the Douglas Fairbanks-dominated silent movie ""Robin Hood"" and the 1938 Errol Flynn film ""The Adventures of Robin Hood"", he is a nobleman, played by Paul Dickey and Basil Rathbone, respectively. In these two versions, Guy is Prince John's chief supporter, and a far more prominent and dangerous man"
"his identity as 'the Hood', he is recalled to England by the Sheriff to hunt down the Hood, but despite the reputation of his men, they are no match for Robin's training. Gisbourne has been portrayed by Robert Addie (in the British television series ""Robin of Sherwood"", 1984-6) and, in the 1991 TV movie, Jürgen Prochnow plays ""Sir Miles Folcanet,"" a character with much in common with modern versions of Guy. He was portrayed by Clive Revill in the """" episode ""Qpid"" in its fourth season. Q sends the crew of the USS Enterprise to a Robin Hood scenario of"
"it as the best of the Robin Hood ballads. But it is also the most often cited, along with Robin Hood and the Monk, for excessive brutality. Guy comes to Barnesdale to capture Robin Hood, but Robin kills and beheads him. Meanwhile, Little John has been captured by the Sheriff, but Robin rescues him by impersonating Guy of Gisborne. Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne is Child Ballad 118, part of the Percy collection. It introduces and disposes of Guy of Gisborne who remains next to the Sheriff of Nottingham the chief villain of"
"succeeded by his brother Amalric, who received the royal crown from Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. The House of Lusignan continued to rule the Kingdom of Cyprus until 1474. Guy was buried at the Church of the Templars in Nicosia. Guy appears as main character in a tale of ""Decameron"" by Giovanni Boccaccio, where the censure of a Gascon lady converts the King of Cyprus from a churlish to an honourable temper. Sir Walter Scott, in ""Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border"" (1802–1803), recounts the legend of Melusina, a supernatural creature Guy has also appeared in a number of historical novels,"
"met at a ""Robin of Sherwood"" fan convention in Bristol. The marriages produced three children: Alexander, Alastair and Caitlin. Addie made guest appearances on a number of television series including: Robert Addie Robert Alastair Addie (10 February 1960 – 20 November 2003) was an English film and theatre actor, who came to prominence playing the role of Sir Guy of Gisbourne in the 1980s British television drama series ""Robin of Sherwood"". Addie was born in south London on 10 February 1960. During his early childhood he was adopted by Marjorie and Jack Williams and raised in Sapperton, in the county"
"Guy of Gisborne, who is clad in a horsehide robe. Guy's outfit is described thus: Guy is a hired killer seeking Robin Hood. They have a shooting contest, and Robin wins with ease. Robin identifies himself (as ""Robin Hood of Barnsdale"", in South Yorkshire) to the suspicious Guy, and the two fight. When Robin trips, Guy stabs him, but (after a brief prayer to Mary) Robin kills him with his sword. He dons the distinctive horsehide, cuts off Guy's head, sticks it on the tip of his bow and slashes the face, rendering it unrecognisable. He then blows Guy's horn"
"Guy of Warwick Guy of Warwick, or Gui de Warewic, is a legendary English hero of Romance popular in England and France from the 13th to 17th centuries. The story of Sir Guy is considered by scholars to be part of the Matter of England. The core of the legend is that Guy falls in love with the lady Felice (""Happiness""), who is of much higher social standing. In order to wed Felice he must prove his valour in chivalric adventures and become a knight; in order to do this he travels widely, battling fantastic monsters such as dragons, giants,"
"is too late. All mourn, and King Athelstone designates suitable monuments to Guy. Helen Moore of Oxford University notes that these plot elements of ""Guy Earl of Warwick"" are derived from the legend of Guy of Warwick: Guy's Tower of Donather adventure is derived from the legend of Huon of Bordeaux. The reference to a Dun Cow adventure seems to derive from a lost 1592 ballad, """"A pleasant songe of the valiant actes of Guy of Warwicke."""" The characters of the narrator Time and the clown Philip Sparrow are stock theatrical characters of the time. In her 2006 article about"
"his creation where they must save the life of Captain Picard's occasional paramour, Vash, who must either marry Sir Guy or be executed. In the 1990s CBBC comedy show ""Maid Marian and her Merry Men"", Guy—played by Ramsay Gilderdale—is the nephew of King John, and is portrayed in the series as an overgrown mother's boy. He is foolish to the point of being delusional, believing himself to have a friend from outer space named ""Plop Bop"". He dresses occasionally as a sugar-plum fairy or more usually as a court jester, and is generally held in contempt by the heroes and"
"Ramsay Gilderdale Ramsay Wilson Gilderdale (born 5 August 1962 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire) is an English actor, who played Guy of Gisbourne in BBC comedy ""Maid Marian and Her Merry Men"". He also appeared in ""Rumpole of the Bailey"" and ""Blackadder's Christmas Carol"". As a screenwriter, he has also worked on ""Barbara"" and ""ChuckleVision"". He was a storyliner on the Cuthbert Lilly sketches for ""ZZZap!"". He is also a director of Modicasa, an Italian company specialising in ""sales, holiday rentals and property management and services"" in and around Modica in southern Sicily. Ramsay is a graduate of the University of"
"Robert Addie Robert Alastair Addie (10 February 1960 – 20 November 2003) was an English film and theatre actor, who came to prominence playing the role of Sir Guy of Gisbourne in the 1980s British television drama series ""Robin of Sherwood"". Addie was born in south London on 10 February 1960. During his early childhood he was adopted by Marjorie and Jack Williams and raised in Sapperton, in the county of Gloucestershire. He received his formal education at Marlborough College. After initially being employed as a trainee estate agent on a ranch in Argentina, he returned to England and joined"
""""", 1991) where he is said to be the Sheriff's cousin. In the 1991 film, Guy is murdered by the Sheriff halfway through the movie after failing repeatedly to capture Robin. In the 2010 movie ""Robin Hood"" directed by Ridley Scott, actor Mark Strong mentions in promotional interviews that his character, Sir Godfrey, is based upon Guy of Gisbourne. In the 2018 ""Robin Hood"", Sir Gisborne (Paul Anderson) was Robin's commanding officer in the Crusades, but Robin turned against him when he saw Sir Gisborne kill a young man even as the boy's father pleaded for mercy. After Robin adopts"
"and Guy of Gisborne . If correct this would confirm the medieval origin of the Gisbourne story. The play is also important for containing the earliest reference to Friar Tuck,""ffrere Tuke"", as a member of Robin Hood's band. The manuscript is preserved in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge. A number of scholars agree that it was probably originally part of the papers associated with the Paston Letters and is the Robin Hood play referred to in a 1473 letter by Sir John Paston, ""presumably acted before the Paston household in the 1470s"" Robyn Hod and the Shryff off Notyngham"
"Furnivall in their edition of the Percy Folio MS. vol. ii.; an early French MS. is described by J. A. Herbert (""An Early MS. of Gui de Warwick"", London, 1905). In the Valencian book ""Tirant lo Blanch"" appears a character based on Guy Whose name is ""Guillem de Varoic"" Guy of Warwick Guy of Warwick, or Gui de Warewic, is a legendary English hero of Romance popular in England and France from the 13th to 17th centuries. The story of Sir Guy is considered by scholars to be part of the Matter of England. The core of the legend is"
"and makes it probable that the Guy-legend, as we have it, has passed through monastic hands. Tradition seems to be at fault in putting Guy's adventures anachronistically in the reign of Athelstan; the Anlaf of the story is probably Olaf Tryggvason, who, with Sweyn I of Denmark, harried the southern counties of England in 993 and pitched his winter quarters in Southampton; this means the King of England at the time was Æthelred ""Unready"" II. Winchester was saved, however, not by the valour of an English champion, but by the payment of money. This Olaf was not unnaturally confused with"
"Colbrand (giant) Colbrand (also written ""Colbron"") was a legendary giant from English folklore, supposedly defeated by Guy of Warwick, a legendary English hero of Romance popular in England and France from the 13th to 17th centuries. The story of Sir Guy is considered by scholars to be part of the Matter of England. According to the story, Guy returned to England after some years of absence to deliver Winchester for Athelstan of England from the invading northern kings, Anelaph (Anlaf or Olaf) and Gonelaph, by slaying in single combat their champion, the Danish giant Colbrand. Winchester tradition fixes the duel"
"Nottingham. During his time there he was active in the Student Drama Society (""Dramsoc"") and appeared in a production of ""The Changeling"" (Middleton and Rowley). Ramsay Gilderdale Ramsay Wilson Gilderdale (born 5 August 1962 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire) is an English actor, who played Guy of Gisbourne in BBC comedy ""Maid Marian and Her Merry Men"". He also appeared in ""Rumpole of the Bailey"" and ""Blackadder's Christmas Carol"". As a screenwriter, he has also worked on ""Barbara"" and ""ChuckleVision"". He was a storyliner on the Cuthbert Lilly sketches for ""ZZZap!"". He is also a director of Modicasa, an Italian company"
"Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe, 7th Baronet is a fictional character from the Blandings stories of P. G. Wodehouse. The seventh Baronet, who resides at Matchingham Hall, he is the son of the Very Reverend Dean Parsloe-Parsloe and is the rival and enemy of Lord Emsworth, master of Blandings Castle. Parsloe-Parsloe first appears in the short story ""The Custody of the Pumpkin"" (included in the 1935 collection ""Blandings Castle and Elsewhere"", but written over ten years earlier). He later shows up in several other Blandings tales, including ""Summer Lightning"" (1929), ""Heavy Weather"" (1933) and ""Pigs Have Wings"" (1953). While Emsworth's"
"epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, first published in 1740. Colbrand (giant) Colbrand (also written ""Colbron"") was a legendary giant from English folklore, supposedly defeated by Guy of Warwick, a legendary English hero of Romance popular in England and France from the 13th to 17th centuries. The story of Sir Guy is considered by scholars to be part of the Matter of England. According to the story, Guy returned to England after some years of absence to deliver Winchester for Athelstan of England from the invading northern kings, Anelaph (Anlaf or Olaf) and Gonelaph, by slaying in single combat their champion,"
"Gawain Gawain (; ; also called Gwalchmei, Gualguanus, Gauvain, Walwein, etc.) is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. Under the name ""Gwalchmei"", he appears very early in the legend's development, being mentioned in some of the earliest Welsh Arthurian sources. As Gawain, he appears in Latin, French, English, Dutch, German and Italian literature, notably as the protagonist of the story of ""Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"". Other tales of Gawain include ""Historia Regum Britanniae"", ""Roman de Brut"", ""De Ortu Waluuanii"", ""Diu Crône"", ""The Awntyrs off Arthure"", ""Le Chevalier à l'épée"", and"
"a chantry, with a statue of the hero, does not correspond with the site of the hermitage as described in the ""Godfreyson"" (see Havelok). The narrative detail of the legend is obvious fiction, though it may have become vaguely connected with the family history of the Ardens and the Wallingford family, but it was accepted as authentic fact in the chronicle of Pierre de Langtoft (Peter of Langtoft) written at the end of the thirteenth century. The adventures of Reynbrun, son of Guy, and his tutor Heraud of Arden, who had also educated Guy, have much in common with his"
"Robin devises a plan to sneak into Nottingham Castle. He coerces the Bishop of the Black Canons to include his men, disguised as monks, in his entourage for John's coronation. In the great hall Richard reveals himself to the assembled nobles, and a huge melee breaks out. Robin and Sir Guy engage in a prolonged sword fight, ending with Gisbourne's death. Robin releases Marian from her prison cell, and Prince John's men, now defeated, throw down their swords, shields, and banners in surrender. Richard exiles John and his followers for his lifetime and pardons the outlaws. He elevates Robin Hood"
"grandson of Guy XII de Laval and of Jeanne de Laval, second wife of constable Bertrand du Guesclin. In 1420, Guy XIV, only just fourteen years old, was the second person to put his signature to the petition sent to the king of England to demand the release of Arthur, comte de Richemont, the future constable, who had been a prisoner since the battle of Agincourt. The Count of Richemont was freed in the September of that year. In 1424, he accompanied Arthur to the brilliant reception he had prepared for queen Yolande of Aragon in his château d'Angers. He"
"Lord Deputy with John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester, a Crown servant notorious for cruelty and ruthlessness, nicknamed ""the Butcher of England"". Accused by his political enemies of treason, for aiding the Irish against the King's subjects, as well as extortion, Desmond attended a Parliament held in Drogheda. He, along with Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare were attainted for treason. The fact that Desmond had been seized in a Priory, in breach of the right of sanctuary, caused particular indignation. Desmond was summarily beheaded, while Kildare managed to escape to England to plead his case before the King. Desmond"
"father's history, and form an interpolation sometimes treated as a separate romance. A connection between Guy and Guido, count of Tours (flourished about 800) was made when Alcuin's advice to the count, ""Liber ad Guidonem"", was transferred to the English hero in the ""Speculum Gy de Warewyke"" (c. 1327), edited for the Early English Text Society by Georgiana Lea Morrill Morrill, 1898. Today Guy of Warwick's Sword can be seen at Warwick Castle. The Anglo-Norman French romance was edited by Alfred Ewert in 1932 and published by Champion, and is described by Emile Littré in ""Histoire littéraire de la France"""
"from the Byzantine Empire en route to the Levant. Guy ruled the Kingdom of Cyprus until his death in 1194, when he was succeeded by his brother Amalric. Guy was a son of Lord Hugh VIII of Lusignan, in Poitou, at that time a part of the French duchy of Aquitaine, held by Queen Eleanor of England, her third son Richard, and her husband the English King Henry II. In 1168 Guy and his brothers ambushed and killed Patrick of Salisbury, 1st Earl of Salisbury, who was returning from a pilgrimage. They were banished from Poitou by their overlord, Richard"
"of England, whose vassal he had been in Poitou. He swore fealty to King Richard, and attended his wedding to Berengaria of Navarre. He participated in the campaign against Isaac Comnenus of Cyprus. In return for this, when Richard arrived at Acre, he supported Guy against Conrad, who had the support of his kinsmen Philip II of France and Leopold V of Austria. The conflict continued throughout the siege of Acre, although it did not deter Guy from gallantly saving Conrad's life when he was surrounded by the enemy. A temporary settlement was then reached by which Guy was to"
"centre encircled by water, may have been an allusion to Camelot, and in turn to Thomas's claim to political authority over the failing Edward II, and was also strikingly similar to contemporary depictions of Sir Lancelot's castle of ""Joyous Garde"". Dunstanburgh Castle has closely associated with the legend of Sir Guy the Seeker since at least the early 19th century. Different versions of the story vary slightly in their details, but typically involve a knight, Sir Guy, arriving at Dunstanburgh Castle, where he was met by a wizard and led inside. There he comes across a noble lady imprisoned inside"
"is Longespee's squire. Ella Littlejohn- Jon's best friend. She lives with her grandmother, and is well versed about ghosts. She guides Jon in the novel and helps him solve his problems. She is named after Ella Wigram. William Longespee- The ghost knight. He aids Jon in defeating Lord Stourton's ghost. He brands Jon with a lion's crest, letting the boy call him any time. He makes Jon his squire. Lord Stourton- The main antagonist. He haunts Jon because he is the descendant of the Hartgill's. Stourton is finally sent to hell after the combined forces of Jon and Longespee defeat"
"highly placed figures of the world's intelligence community (Herbert Gains (Central Intelligence Agency), Lt. Gros-Jean (Royal Canadian Mounted Police), Sir Archibald Baywater (Scotland Yard)), who often ask him for help in some difficult business or other. He is described as a modern-day knight without fear or reproach, always ready to succor the needy and the oppressed as a modern Don Quixote (especially if they happen to be young ladies in distress, which apparently is often the case). Morane is however described as being as chaste as Sir Galahad. As seen in a few stories with a heavy science-fiction slant, Morane"